Marian Catholic
September 2025
Minersville overcomes early miscues en route to victory, hand Marian Catholic first loss of season in process ! (Video Highlights)
September 28, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Minersville’s and UCF commit Dante Carr runs wild for 157 yards, scoring once on the ground, while throwing two touchdowns despite early miscues resulting in two interceptions. Stan Dakosty Field at Men of Marian Stadium, Tamaqua, PA. It started slowly for the Battlin’ Miners to begin the game, receiving the opening kickoff, just five plays […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: What week is it anyway?
August 21, 2025 | Jared Samuel
This whole Week Zero or Week One thing has me perplexed. I took plenty of math classes in high school and in college, and if I learned anything about zero it is this: it equals NOTHING. Good enough for me. Week 1 it is!! Welcome to my weekly look at all things District 2 in […]
Marian Colts Football Alumni & Gridiron Club Summer Picnic
July 12, 2025 | Daniel Reed
12:30 PM to 1:15 PM Fmr. Players Meet @ Marian High School Team Photo 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM Picnic @ Quakake Legion Grove Saturday, August 2, 2025 Get back in the huddle! All Marian Football Alumni and their families are invited for a fun-filled day at the Quakake Legion Grove (James Street) for the […]
2025 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Marian Catholic OL/LB Jah Bushati
June 7, 2025 | Billy Splain
Jah Bushati O-Line, Linebacker, Kicker Marian Catholic Class Of 2026 Jersey #51 HT/WT 6’0 185 lbs 112 tackles, 14 tfls, 4 sacks, 1 int, 22-25 PAT Other sports Wrestling, Track and Field Allentown Morning Call All Area Honorable Mention Linebacker, Standard Speaker All Area Team, SCFCA Small School All Area, T102 Week 10 Defensive Player […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Schuylkill Haven Runs Through Marian Catholic in Week 7 Matchup
October 5, 2024 | Karlee Feger
The Hurricanes of Schuylkill Haven huddle before taking the field The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes defeated the Marian Catholic Colts in shutout fashion, 36-0. The Hurricanes lost to the Colts in Week 1 last season, 27-0, so this was a game of redemption. Colton Reber and Niko Castillo had two touchdowns a piece, and Niko Carestia […]
Panther Valley Panthers VS. Marian Catholic Fillies (PHOTO GALLERY)
September 27, 2024 | Madison Fisher
Marian Catholic runs wild 27-0 over Panther Valley
September 6, 2024 | Quincy Piper
One of the first ingredients in the recipe for “How to Build a Good Football Team” is having an elite running back. The Marian Catholic Colts have just that. Sophomore speedster Rory Dixon tallied 33 carries, 159 yards, and 3 scores as his squad blanked Panther Valley on Thursday. “It just feels great, man. It’s […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL BLUE DIVISION OUTLOOK Mahanoy Area Head Coach: David Holman 2023 Record: 4-7 The Golden Bears have some experience returning this year. Coach Holman has his QB, Levi Terry and a nice stable of backs to lean on. It’s a tough division this year. Coach Holman says “Nice group of upperclassmen with a good bit […]
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day
August 1, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day This years Schuylkill League football media day was held at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes new Lehigh Valley Health Network Sports Facility Complex. All 16 teams from the league were in attendance to talk to the media members about how their offseason workouts […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Marian Catholic OL/DL Aidan Milkovits
June 7, 2024 | contributor
Aidan Milkovits OL/DL Marian Catholic 2025 Jersey 73 Height and weight 6’1″ 265 Other sports Wrestling Standard Speaker All Area OL/DL Coach says “Aidan is everything you want as a player and leader. He never misses a day of school, workouts, or practice. He’s at the top of his class academically and on the Distinguished […]
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Michael Gelatko-Marian Catholic Colts TE/DE/P
May 3, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Michael Gelatko Marian Catholic High School Class Of: 2025 Position(s): TE/DE/P Jersey Number: 10 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 235lbs Other Sports: Baseball Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2023 PA Sportswriters All-State TE Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team TE Standard Speaker All-Area TE/DL Times News All-Area TE Morning Call 2nd team TE Republican Herald First […]
South Scores Big in Second Half to Take the 2023 SCFCA North v South Senior All Star Game
November 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In what started out sorta slow, with the score 14 to 6 at halftime, suddenly opened up in the second half with the South outscoring the North 29 to 6 to win the 2023 SCFCA NvS Senior All Star game 35 to 20 behind a powerful running attack from the game’s South Offensive MVP Parrish […]
Marian Catholic’s Football Coach Stan Dakosty Retires
November 22, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The all-time winningest coach in District XI-Stan Dakosty has announced his retirement as the position of head football coach by the Marian Catholic high school administration Wednesday morning. With 326 wins in his illustrious career-all at Marian Catholic including the 1990 state championship over Farrell. This year he led the Colts to the District XI […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Team Trifectas
November 8, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football District XI Class 1A Finals Preview and Bracket: Marian Catholic vs Minersville
November 7, 2023 | Daniel Reed
A pair of Schuylkill-Colonial League football teams will get together this Friday night at the Eagles Nest at Blue Mountain HS to battle for the 2023 Class 1A District Championship. VS Marian Catholic Colts(7-4) vs Minersville Battlin’ Miners(9-2) These two team met […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Football League Final Regular Season Stats: OFFENSE/DEFENSE/SCORING
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
HERE ARE YOUR SCHUYLKILL-COLONIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEADERS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON !! OFFENSE: PASSING: RUSHING: RECEIVING: OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: DEFENSE TOTAL TACKLES: SACKS: INTERCEPTIONS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League District XI Playoff Preview: Class 1A thru 4A
October 31, 2023 | Daniel Reed
DXI Playoff Bracket
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Rivalry Edition
October 23, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As We Enter The Last Week of the Regular Season in the Colonial/Schuylkill League So Much Yet To Be Decided. It seems like it was just yesterday, that the Pennsylvania Football News staff was having their coaches kickoff cookout at the Forge Eatery and Pub up in Berwick in late August. In a blink of […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition Week Nine.
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
After Eight Weeks of the High School Football Season Seven Teams From the Colonial/Schuylkill League Have Clinched a Spot in the Upcoming District XI Playoffs. There are 32 open spots in the District XI playoffs from 1A to 6A, however there are no Colonial/Schuylkill League teams in the 6A classification. After week eight Minersville has […]
SCFCA announces DATE/ROSTERS for the 2023 North/South Senior All Star Game !!
October 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
SCFCA North/South Senior All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field. Scheduled kickoff is set for 7:00pm ! *Admission to the game is $5.00 at the gate* 2023 South All Stars 2023 North All Stars # Name School # Name School 1 Lorenzo Yourey Minersville 2 […]
Williams Valley gets by Marian Catholic (gallery)
October 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
What a difference a week can make. Last week the Vikings survived a high scoring shoot out against Mahanoy Area. This week, they got very few points and needed them all to get the win against the Colts of Marian Catholic with a final score of 13-6. The Colts struck first on a short td […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition for Week Eight
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Seven down and just three games left in the regular season in the District XI Colonial/Schuylkill Football League. Heading into the final stretch of games in the Colonial/Schuylkill League, we have three teams that have clinched a District XI playoff berth. Palmerton and Northwestern Lehigh in class 3A and Southern Lehigh in 5A. The fourth […]
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